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Bedlington Terrier stud dogs

Bedlington Terrier stud dogs offered by UK breeders, with health test results and registration details.

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Advertise your Bedlington Terrier stud dog

Offer your Bedlington Terrier at stud to owners of health-tested bitches. Show his registration, health test results and achievements, and link the listing to your free breeder profile.

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Using a Bedlington Terrier stud dog

Bedlington Terrier stud dogs

These Bedlington Terrier stud dogs are listed by their owners. In a breed registering under 300 dogs a year, a stud dog's health results and his relatedness to your bitch both matter. Ask for his COMMD1 copper toxicosis DNA result and his BVA/KC/ISDS eye examination results, and confirm his RKC registration. Then check the pairing with the RKC inbreeding coefficient calculator (Mate Select); the RKC advises aiming at or below the breed's annual average, and as low as possible.

A clear COMMD1 result does not rule out every form of copper toxicosis, so ask the owner whether any of his offspring or close relatives have had liver problems. Look at his feet as well, since cracked or corny pads are the breed's Breed Watch point of concern. Agree the fee and any repeat-mating terms in writing. Own a Bedlington stud dog? List him here.

Health tests for a Bedlington Terrier stud

Health and screening

The inherited condition most associated with the breed is copper toxicosis (CT), in which copper builds up in the liver and causes liver disease. The RKC lists a DNA test for the COMMD1 form of CT as Good Practice, the minimum before breeding, and eye testing under the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme as Best Practice. COMMD1-related CT is autosomal recessive: a dog with one copy of the deletion is a carrier, and a dog with two copies is affected.

The RKC notes that CT may have other genetic causes not yet identified, and the UK breed clubs stress the same point. The Midland Bedlington Terrier Club says the COMMD1 test is not 100% conclusive and that liver biopsy remains the only definitive test, while the Bedlington Terrier Association reports dogs with clear or carrier COMMD1 results later diagnosed with CT. The Bedlington Terrier Health Group, set up jointly by the three UK breed clubs, is recruiting RKC-registered dogs for research with the Canine Genetic Centre at the University of Cambridge.

The breed is in Breed Watch Category 2, with cracked and/or corny pads listed for special attention by judges.

  • DNA test: copper toxicosis (COMMD1) (RKC Good Practice; included in the RKC DNA testing package for the breed)
  • BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme (RKC Best Practice)
  • Breed Watch: Category 2 (cracked and/or corny pads)

More for Bedlington Terrier owners and breeders

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